by exposure I meant a targeted one, not a nuclear one. I always picked my targets in a very careful manners. I first exposed it to him and her, to let them know I knew and I had proofs, because somehow I had the feeling he was making her believed that I knew nothing and their secret was well preserved, it disrupted that belief, also it made him and her aware that if he could lie to me he could lie to her too... my second step was to exposed her to a very few people whom she valued their opinions dearly... the same for him. I was a way to bring reality into their fantasy, it worked extremely well. Silence is never our friend, that's our enemy. Why do we need to be the victim of their manipulation? Standing with dignity (no fool or nasty words or behavior) is just showing that we have self respect for ourselves. Silence breeds more lies and resentment, it destroys us. Also, when you have kids somehow we need to show them that we don't accept bullying and being lied, we are role models.


Me 52+ WH 57+
Married 20 +
Piecing since 2016 (ready to give up...)